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The Future of Manned Spaceflight
Three SF notables discuss NASA's plans for a return to the moon
by John C. Snider © 2007

Last year, NASA announced the new "Constellation Program", a comprehensive
package of development aimed at regaining the ability to put astronauts into
space after the Shuttle is retired. The Constellation Program includes the
Orion
Crew Vehicle, which on the surface bears a remarkable similarity to the
Apollo capsule of the 60s and 70s (this has led NASA to dub it "veteran shape,
state-of-the-art technology"; the Ares I and Ares V rockets, which will propel
crews into low earth orbit or beyond orbit, respectively; and finally, a vision
to return humans to the moon, both for exploration and permanent habitation.

More at: http://www.scifidimensions.com/Mar07/mannedspaceflight.htm

Book Review: Driving To Mars

March 26th, 2007

Trial and error is for tinkering. Simulations and analogues replace them for
when grander projects are contemplated. William L. Fox in his book, Driving to
Mars: In the Arctic with NASA on the Human Journey to the Red Planet gives us
his experience in one of the Mars analogue sites situated on Earth. And, his
writing shows that it's humanity's sense of being that is as much a subject of
investigation as Mars itself.

More at: http://www.universetoday.com/2007/03/26/book-review-drive-to-mars/





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